Neil Thompson
English footballer (born 1963)
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Neil Thompson (born 2 October 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for Scarborough, Ipswich Town and Barnsley amongst others.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Thompson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1963[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Beverley, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 1981–1983 | Hull City | 31 | (0) |
| 1983–1989 | Scarborough | 242 | (34) |
| 1989–1996 | Ipswich Town | 206 | (19) |
| 1996–1998 | Barnsley | 27 | (5) |
| 1997–1998 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1998 | → York City (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 1998–2000 | York City | 30 | (6) |
| 2000–2001 | Scarborough | 27 | (3) |
| 2001–2004 | Boston United | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 590 | (69) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2000 | York City | ||
| 2000–2001 | Scarborough | ||
| 2002–2004 | Boston United | ||
| 2020–2021 | Sheffield Wednesday (caretaker) | ||
| 2023 | Sheffield Wednesday (caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Thompson was born in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire.[1] Whilst at Barnsley he played in the 1997–98 Premier League with the South Yorkshire club, appearing in three matches as a starter.[2]
Coaching career
Thompson subsequently became a football coach and had spells at York City, Scarborough and Boston United as player-manager. He also worked for Leeds United Reserves team.[3] Following the termination of Tony Pulis as Sheffield Wednesday manager, he would take on the role of caretaker manager on 28 December 2020[4] which would last for thirteen games until 1 March 2021, when Darren Moore was appointed permanent manager.[5] On 13 January 2022, Thompson would take on the roll of manager for Wednesday's U23 side, following Lee Bullen taking the managers job at Ayr United.[6] He would be made caretaker manager of Sheffield Wednesday again following the dismissal of Xisco Muñoz on 4 October 2023.[7] He would be in charge of just one game, a 0-0 draw against former manager Darren Moore's new club, Huddersfield Town before stepping down once Danny Röhl was appointed the new manager of the club.[8] After 14 years, he left the club having been a first-team coach under managers Gary Megson, Dave Jones, Stuart Gray, Garry Monk, Tony Pulis, Darren Moore and Danny Röhl as well as being U23 manager, guiding them to the title in the 2016–17 season.[9][10]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 7 October 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| York City | 16 March 1999 | 9 February 2000 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 24.4 | [11] |
| Scarborough | 1 October 2000 | 21 September 2001 | 45 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 22.2 | [11] |
| Boston United | 8 July 2002 | 13 February 2004 | 83 | 26 | 21 | 36 | 31.3 | [11] |
| Sheffield Wednesday (caretaker) | 28 December 2020 | 1 March 2021 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 46.2 | [11] |
| Sheffield Wednesday (caretaker) | 4 October 2023 | 13 October 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | [11] |
| Total | 187 | 53 | 53 | 81 | 28.3 | |||
Honours
Scarborough
Ipswich Town
Individual
- Scarborough Player of the Year: 1985–86
- PFA Team of the Year: 1988–89 Fourth Division[12]
